Art Therapy is a mental health profession, which helps individuals externalize and organize their thoughts and feelings that may otherwise be difficult to articulate. The guided creative process as well as the end product can be used to enhance a person’s emotional, spiritual, social, cognitive, and physical well-being.

What is it not?

Art Therapy is not about painting the perfect picture (no artistic skills are required)

Art Therapy is not restricted to age and demographic

Art Therapists do not interpret your artwork

Who can benefit from Art Therapy?

Anyone from all ages and demographics can benefit from Art Therapy. Art Therapy can be used for a wide range of goals: enhancing communication and self-expression, self-discovery, problem solving, developing health coping strategies, etc. Art Therapy can support individuals in working through specific issues:

Depression & Anxiety

Addictions

Grief/Loss

Life Transitions

Trauma

Client-centered Approach

Our centre practices from a client- centered perspective. We see the client and therapist as a team of equal partners rather than an expert and a patient.

Organizations interested in finding out how art therapy can help their clientele

In this 60 min information session, we will cover:

What is art therapy?

How does art therapy help with supporting different mental health needs

Open space for any questions you have regarding art therapy

Short art directive for you to experience some of the benefits from art therapy

This is a pay-what-you-can information session, all proceeds will go towards supporting our organization to continuously fulfill on our mission.

If there are more than 10 people from your organization whom would like to learn more about art therapy, and how it would be beneficial to the specific clientele you are serving. We can bring the art therapy information session to you at your organization for a minimal fee for the cost of travel and art supplies.